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Clean Code in C#

You're reading from   Clean Code in C# Refactor your legacy C# code base and improve application performance by applying best practices

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838982973
Length 500 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jason Alls Jason Alls
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Coding Standards and Principles in C# 2. Code Review – Process and Importance FREE CHAPTER 3. Classes, Objects, and Data Structures 4. Writing Clean Functions 5. Exception Handling 6. Unit Testing 7. End-to-End System Testing 8. Threading and Concurrency 9. Designing and Developing APIs 10. Securing APIs with API Keys and Azure Key Vault 11. Addressing Cross-Cutting Concerns 12. Using Tools to Improve Code Quality 13. Refactoring C# Code – Identifying Code Smells 14. Refactoring C# Code – Implementing Design Patterns 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Avoiding NullPointerExceptions

NullReferenceException is a common exception that has been experienced by most programmers. It is thrown when an attempt is made to access a property or method on a null object.

To defend against computer program crashes, the common course of action among fellow programmers is to use try{...}catch (NullReferenceExceptionre){...} blocks. This is a part of defensive programming. But the problem is that, a lot of the time, the error is simply logged and rethrown. Besides this, a lot of wasted computations are performed that could have been avoided.

A much better way of handling ArgumentNullExceptions is to implement ArgumentNullValidator. The parameters of a method are usually the source of a null object. It makes sense to test the parameters of a method before they are used and, if they are found to be invalid for any reason, to throw an appropriate Exception. In the case of ArgumentNullValidator, you would place this validator at the...

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